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Train your brain
— how to maximise memory ability in older adulthood | | Author(s) | Robert G Winningham |
| Publisher | Baywood, Amityville, NY, 2009 |
| Pages | 262 pp |
| Source | Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. 26 Austin Avenue, PO Box 337, Amityville, NY 11701, USA. http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Mental ageing ; Therapy ; Guides, guide books. |
| Annotation | This book was written to provide older adults, and the people who work with them, with practical and scientifically based suggestions and interventions on how to maintain and even improve memory ability. Researchers have found that certain lifestyle factors predict the likelihood of developing memory problems. Most of the 14 chapters begin with research summaries, followed by practical suggestions for taking advantage of the identified factors that affect memory. The book also contains information and suggestions for people interested in starting a cognitive enhancement class in an assisted living facility, care home or medical setting. Following two introductory chapters on 'How memory works' and 'How the brain works', the author presents the "use it or lose it" theory of memory and ageing, and the overwhelming evidence that cognitive stimulation is associated with better memory ability. Other chapters presented information on how nutrition, physical exercise, mood, stress and sleep all affect memory. Finally, there is information on how to motivate people to do the things that can improve their quality of life and ability to make new memories. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100310207 B |
| Classmark | DB: D6: LO: 69N |
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